AUDIO FILESIn recent days my morning study has led me to reading from Surah Tawba and simultaneously referring to the corresponding section in the Tafsir Jalalayn (of the two Jallaludin’s). The surah refers a lot to both Jihad and Zakat and thus indicates the link, or at least the similarities, between the two of them. Of [...]
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Bismillah: A few years ago I was appointed as the Amir of my community which, by Allah, gave me the opportunity to try and implement something I had been speaking about, and indeed writing about for some time, the proper collection and distribution of Zakat on Monetary Wealth using Islamic Gold Dinars and Islamic Silver [...]
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On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Allah the Almighty said: I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention [...]
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Anyone with a basic knowledge of the fiqh of Zakat will know that the three categories of wealth that Zakat is payable on are (1) Agricultural Produce (2) Livestock, and (3) Monetary Wealth. This monetary wealth (Ayn) is often called ‘hidden wealth’ in that unlike the other two it is not easily open to scrutiny [...]
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BISMILLAH As we exit the sacred month of Rajab and head through Shaban into Ramadhan, it is the coming Ramadhan that dominates many of our thoughts. Yet Rajab is one of the four sacred months in which we have to take special care and attention in many of the things we do, including getting into [...]
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BIsmillah I listened to a khutbah today where the imam spoke about envy. The third type of envy he mentioned was where you see someone with something and you would like the same for yourself but you also want them to keep what they have. This is an acceptable form of envy whether it be [...]
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In sharp contrast to the growing body of so-called Islamic academic works which seek to validate today’s global economic system even though it is permeated with as much usury as Chernobyl is with radiation, Zakat – Raising a Fallen Pillar not only honestly identifies the haram banking system for what it is, but also proposes [...]
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In the Name of Allah! Many people have asked aabout the connection between Zakat and Muslim leadership. Without a doubt, it is absolulely crucial that we address this matter. Imam al-Sarakhsi (Hanafi) says in al-Mabsut “Zakat is a right of Allah and is to collected by the leader of the Muslims or his appointees. If [...]
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In the book ‘Zakat – Raising a Fallen Pillar’ the key elements that were identified as being necessary in restoring the proper collection of Zakat included; a) the Gold Dinar (for monetary wealth), b) Local Distribution, and c) Muslim Authority (Amirate). In the first few years of implementing this policy all these elements were duly [...]
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Assalamu Alaikum and Ramadan Mubarak!! We all know how the reward for good actions is multiplied in this blessed month, so it makes sense to use it to begin to address what else Allah as made incumbent upon us. Namely, the third pillar of the Deen, Zakat. In this blog I would like to draw [...]
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